Omanawatere Pa - Visit

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O-Manawatere Pa, Omana

{Infobox Sitetovisit |

| site_name = O- Manawatere Pa | alternate_name = - | stars_image = Star.gif | type_image1 = Patu.gif | type_image2 = | ethnicity = Maori | site_type = Pa | where = Omana Regional Park, South Auckland. | how_to_get_there = How to get there: Omana is about 42 kms. (40 mins.) from Auckland City. Take the motorway south and turn off at the Papatoetoe off-ramp. Follow the signs to Whitford. You will reach Omana Regional Park just before the Maraetai settlement. The pa is ten minutes along the peripheral track from the information centre. | how_long_to_allow = 20 mina walking over the site.

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Omana_pa.jpg/220px-Omana_pa.jpg

What: Maori fortification, this one in ring-ditch form.

Web Info: http://www.arc.govt.nz/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/omana/

What else to do there: Picnic and swim

Hungry archaeologist: